Question

Translate the English phrase into an algebraic expression.

$\left(\text{a}\right)$eleven times the difference of $y$and two

$\left(\text{b}\right)$the difference of eleven times $y$and two

Short answer

The algebraic expressions are

$$\begin{gathered} \left(\text{a}\right)11\left(y-2\right) \\ \left(\text{b}\right)11y-2 \end{gathered}$$

Step-by-step solution

Step1. Given information

$\left(\text{a}\right)$eleven times the difference of $y$and two

$\left(\text{b}\right)$the difference of eleven times $y$and two

Part a.Step 1.Translate into algebraic expressions

$\left(\text{a}\right)$eleven times the difference of $y$and two

$\Rightarrow 11\left(y-2\right)$

Part b. Step 1. Translate into an algebraic expression

$\left(\text{b}\right)$The difference of eleven times $y$and two

$\Rightarrow 11y-2$